U+16B0E "𖬎" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kawb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬎
U+16B0E "𖬎" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kawb is a component of the Pahawh Hmong script, a writing system created in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang for the Hmong language. This specific character represents the vowel sound "kawb" and is used to write words in the Hmong Daw and Hmong Njua dialects. As part of the Pahawh Hmong block, it contributes to the representation of the language's complex tonal vowel system, enabling accurate transcription of spoken Hmong in this unique syllabic script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B0E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kawb |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF0E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B0E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf0e |